So you’ve been invited to a job interview – great! But it’s one thing being able to make a good impression on paper, and another having to do it in person.

Don’t worry though. Read our advice and tips on graduate job interviews, assessment centres and pyschometric tests and you’ll land the graduate job or work placement you’re after. We’ll tell you how to:

• prepare for your job interview
• make the best possible impression
• take the stress out of assessment centres
• handle telephone interviews.

Dealing with nerves at job interviews

The key thing to remember is that you have been good enough to get to this stage. Graduate job interviews aren’t designed to trip you up or catch you out. The company will be interested in you and they want to find out more about your qualifications, skills and personality.

Assessment centres and psychometric tests

Assessment centres, aptitude testing and psychometric testing are tools that graduate recruiters are increasingly using to build up a better picture of applicants’ abilities. Although there are tips that can help you improve your performance, you shouldn’t feel daunted by them – they are designed to help you demonstrate your skills.

So relax, read our advice and get ready to shine.

Find out more

• Graduate job interviews
• Sample job interview questions
• Tricky job interview questions
• Telephone interviews
• Assessment centres
• Psychometric tests